Box Squats (15”) with 150lbs in chain
50x6
200x6
270x3
340x3
410x3
480x3
560x3
610x3
660x3
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8S61BV2zQ"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]
This is 2” deeper than the raw box squats I did last week. A 10lbs PR over what I hit last month. Weather the camera shows it or not this is slightly below parallel.

Ubi..I'm sure you realize this now...but i don't think a lot of people realize how deep those squats really are compared to what most people THINK they are doing. you find there truly is a difference when your willing to step up and film the depth on your squats.

Ubi..I'm sure you realize this now...but i don't think a lot of people realize how deep those squats really are compared to what most people THINK they are doing. you find there truly is a difference when your willing to step up and film the depth on your squats.

Dumbbell Military Press
45x12
85x8
125x8 [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zjdYFa_Wd4"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]
Filmed it so you can see how I’m not strict with my form in the least bit.

Hey kabuki, I didn't get any more vids, but I squatted and deadlifted barefoot....helluva difference. DL'd 385 for 12 singles, def. 30-45 seconds (or less) between the start of each pull. (may have been 13 or 14, sorta lost count but at least 12). On a separate day, squatted barefoot, hit 275 for 12 (straight set) below parallel. First time in months that squatting this heavy didn't hurt my knee. Could it be the lack of shoes, or the Cissus (PAL incarnate)...who knows??? But you are the man fo sho!

Hey kabuki, I didn't get any more vids, but I squatted and deadlifted barefoot....helluva difference. DL'd 385 for 12 singles, def. 30-45 seconds (or less) between the start of each pull. (may have been 13 or 14, sorta lost count but at least 12). On a separate day, squatted barefoot, hit 275 for 12 (straight set) below parallel. First time in months that squatting this heavy didn't hurt my knee. Could it be the lack of shoes, or the Cissus (PAL incarnate)...who knows??? But you are the man fo sho!

not sure i think i felt a difference on the days i did barefoot aka socks on vs the days i normally wear sneakers. i keep forgetting but i really wanna get me some wrestling shoes

Hey kabuki, I didn't get any more vids, but I squatted and deadlifted barefoot....helluva difference. DL'd 385 for 12 singles, def. 30-45 seconds (or less) between the start of each pull. (may have been 13 or 14, sorta lost count but at least 12). On a separate day, squatted barefoot, hit 275 for 12 (straight set) below parallel. First time in months that squatting this heavy didn't hurt my knee. Could it be the lack of shoes, or the Cissus (PAL incarnate)...who knows??? But you are the man fo sho!

glad i can help.

Get some shoes ASAP for squating. you need the ankle support. chuck taylors work great, or a flat soled boot. Need to make sure the ankle is supported for heavy squats and ball of foot can't roll.

First up was incline bench, which is one of my worst pressing exercises (relatively speaking), and I wasn’t expecting much anyway as I did heavy dumbbell Military’s Thursday night (125x8). So needless to say I was quite pleased with an all-time PR.

Next up was benching with my shirt and this would be my first night doing a full bench in it in 1.5 years (last month I have been doing some 2&3 board presses in it getting used to feel of it again). My previous best was 605 after doing regular shirt work, so again quite pleased with the all time pr. The bench is a real slow decent which is not the norm for me but I wanted to be safe as it’s been a long time. Normally I drop it much quicker and get a bigger isometric reaction and a faster press than tonight, so both descent and press were both real slow.

And GFK thanks for the bench shirt vid…that helped greatly when working with guys that have never seen a shirt before and need to put on one you.

Quite Pleased! Esp after eating like crap and working in a hot attic sweating my ass off the whole weekend, doing remodel for the wife, (and yes Ubi I kept from falling through the ceiling again this weekend)

Last minute (1 hour prior to workout) I found out none of my training partners would make it. Not happy one bit as I was supposed to suit up for squatting tonight. So I changed my plans to do my squat workout next week and Deadlift today. I was not entirely happy with this plan as I deadlifted heavy 5 days ago and I usually wait 14-21 days. But I figured since my new Okie bar was due to arrive today that would keep me motivated and lifting heavy.

Then I got tied up coaching some people about some stupid “he said, she said” crap for about 1.5 hours. So I got home at the time I normally start training, no training partner…and they didn’t make the damn delivery on my Okie dead bar!!!

Flat fuming PISSSED by this point!

I was worked up and ready to cut all my current partners from the training regimen.

The anger definetelty affected my lifts. I couldn’t focus, form sucked, couldn’t even pick between sumo or conventional on warming up and kept switching. I only got two good pulls (640 & 660) in after playing some mellow music and trying to get my head straight.

Then I put on my suit and missed every single attempt by shooting my legs to quick. I couldn’t lock it out at the top which makes not sense to me as this is not a weak point…must have been the heavy band resisted pulling on Friday. Needless to say this put me in an EVEN WORSE MOOD! I’m doing better raw than suited WTF. Maybe it was the mood not allowing me to concentrate enough and keep things dialed with suit on. Even so with where I had the bar there was no excuse.

Did I mention I was flat fuming pissed!

This is all I Did.
Raw deads to 640 then 660
690x3 misses
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo9wp4s5V8E"]YouTube - Deadlifting 7/18/07[/ame]

At this point I said workout over.

BW upon waking 241.0 (had a touch of squirts last night so I was dehydrated this morning)